Pork is one of the most common and most popular meats enjoyed around the world, and accordingly pigs are some of the most important livestock animals. But all pork is not created equal, and each breed of pig has unique qualities which influence the resulting quality of the pork that they produce. From the juicy, …
Do you ever wonder what piglets eat? Pretty much everyone knows that baby animals of any species have unique dietary requirements. Mammals, specifically, will typically subsist on their mother’s milk, but that’s rarely all they eat as they move into adolescence. Piglets are certainly no different in this regard. So, what exactly do piglets eat? …
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Have you ever wondered just how fast a pig can run? It’s not something most people think about. We typically just see the, trotting from place to place, or else walking at a leisurely pace around the yard. But you might be surprised to learn that these seemingly lazy, plump pigs are actually quite a …
There’s one thing you can say for sure about keeping livestock, it is that you have to learn the lingo if you’re going to communicate easily and fluently with others on the same topic. I guess you can say that about any profession or vocation, but it seems quite pronounced concerning our animals. Listening to …
You probably already know that most pigs tend not to live too long. That’s because pigs are raised pretty much just for meat, and as soon as they have reached the ideal size and wait for slaughter, their lives are cut short. But have you ever wondered how long a pig could actually live if …
If you’re just starting out with rearing pigs, it’s easy to think that one pig is as good as any other. But that isn’t really the case… Like most animals, even domestic pigs show all sorts of different qualities and characteristics across different breeds. These sometimes subtle but important differences can actually play a major …
You’ve heard the old saying before: familiarity breeds contempt. When it comes to the most common livestock species, maybe familiarity doesn’t breed contempt but when you work with the same animals day in and day out they can just sort of become part of the background. They can lose that sense of wonder that makes …
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering what the differences are between wild boars and domestic pigs, you aren’t alone. Pigs, hogs, wild hogs, feral pigs: there are enough terms being tossed around to fill half a dictionary at least. But in any case, pigs are both big business and big trouble: seems we constantly hear …
If there’s one thing we know for sure, it is that there is no shortage of urban legends concerning pigs and livestock in general. From chickens being afraid of rain or drowning when they get caught in it to cows supposedly being able to run downhill or navigate stairs. How and where these assertions come …
If you spent any time around a farm or around anyone who raises pigs, you’ve probably already noticed that there is an awful lot of special terminology and lingo associated with them. So much, in fact, it almost sounds like two pros can be speaking a different language! It might sound sort of intimidating to …
